Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Valley National Bancorp (VLY)

Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VLY) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 11/3/2026 – Valley National Bancorp had its price target raised by Barclays from $15.00 to $17.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/26/2026 – Valley National Bancorp had its price target raised by Truist Financial from $16.50 to $17.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/26/2026 – Valley National Bancorp was given a new $18.50 price target by National Bank Financial.
• 10/26/2026 – Valley National Bancorp had its price target raised by Citigroup from $18.00 to $18.50. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Valley National Bancorp had its price target raised by UBS Group from $15.00 to $16.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Valley National Bancorp was upgraded by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from “market perform” to “outperform”. They now have a $17.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Valley National Bancorp had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $16.00 to $17.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Valley National Bancorp had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $15.50 to $16.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/16/2026 – Valley National Bancorp was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 10/6/2026 – Valley National Bancorp had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $16.00 to $17.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Valley National Bancorp was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 10/1/2026 – Valley National Bancorp was given a new $15.50 price target by National Bank Financial.
• 10/1/2026 – Valley National Bancorp had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $17.00 to $15.50. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/29/2026 – Valley National Bancorp had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $17.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/28/2026 – Valley National Bancorp had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $17.00 to $16.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 9/8/2026 – Valley National Bancorp had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $16.00 to $17.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

Valley National Bancorp Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VLY opened at $14.57 on Wednesday. Valley National Bancorp has a 1-year low of $10.34 and a 1-year high of $15.20. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.46. The firm has a market cap of $8.05 billion, a PE ratio of 11.57 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.95.

Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $581.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $577.82 million. Valley National Bancorp had a net margin of 20.44% and a return on equity of 9.63%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.28 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Valley National Bancorp will post 1.29 EPS for the current year.

Valley National Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 15th will be issued a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 15th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. Valley National Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.92%.

Valley National Bancorp is the bank holding company for Valley National Bank, a full-service regional bank headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey. The company provides banking and financial services to individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations and government entities through a network of branches and digital banking channels.

Valley National Bank offers deposit accounts, residential and commercial real estate lending, business loans, consumer loans, mortgage banking, treasury management and other commercial banking services.